Police
Nearly 40 fines issued to scooter drivers in Dénia in one week
During the week of May 5th-11th, the Dénia Local Police increased their enforcement of Personal Mobility Vehicles (PMVs), resulting in 38 fines. The main...
Couple jailed for robberies using the “hug” method in Malaga and Alicante
The Guardia Civil has arrested a man and a woman, both 38 years old, for allegedly committing six crimes in Malaga and Alicante using the “hug”...
Arrested after fleeing a checkpoint and driving the wrong way at 150 km/h on the N-332 in Benidorm
A driver was apprehended by Benidorm Local Police officers (Alicante) this weekend after he fled a breathalyser checkpoint and travelled at a speed of 150 km/h...
Elche Council has been in debt for the leasing of 20 police vehicles since December
Since December, the Elche City Council has been non-compliant with the monthly lease payment for approximately twenty patrol vehicles of the Elche Local...
Man arrested for robbery with force in Elche hospital and another for assault
National Police officers have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly perpetrating a burglary within a hospital in Elche. The private security personnel were...
Police in Alicante train officers to patrol on motorcycles with greater safety and efficiency
This week, nearly twenty agents from Alicante, Elche, Benidorm, Castellón, and Valencia have participated in a National Police course on motorcyclist safety...
Dénia Police catch two men fleeing after robbing several shops
On Friday afternoon, May 9th, the Dénia Local Police extended their congratulations to their motorcycle officers for their “rapid and efficient”...
Another man arrested for the wave of shoplifting in downtown Alicante
A habitual offender, who was arrested by the National Police for three robberies at establishments in the city centre on Friday, May 9th, was provisionally...
Woodland fire forces the evacuation of 50 people from a residential area on Orihuela Costa
A fire broke out in a wooded area on Avenida de Las Ramblas de Oleza II, on the Orihuela Costa yesterday afternoon, Sunday May 12th, necessitating the...
One dead migrant and 16 others dehydrated on boat found 62 miles off Alicante
Javea Maritime Rescue The Spanish Navy has rescued 16 sub-Saharan migrants from a small boat 62 miles off the coast of Alicante, as well as the corpse of...